Easier Grind for Existing Factions

Once you reach revered, you can purchase Grand Commendations from each MoP quartermaster and increase your reputation gain for that faction. I had totally forgotten about this change and I stopped doing most dailies at revered so yay.

New Reason for Valor Points

Justice points can be used to upgrade blue-quality items and valor points can upgrade epic-quality. Wowhead has a nice guide if you want the details. Generally, use the upgrade system when you don’t need valor gear, the next upgrade is out of reach, or you already have best-in-slot. If you’re like me and stopped grinding valor because you hate dailies, well you’re going to have to suck it up and reach cap every week. :(

Things to do upon logging in

Update addons. You will need to download the alpha versions of some addons (like Weak Auras). I’ve been refreshing my addon downloader every hour or so and keep finding fresh updates, so it seems like addon authors are hard at work.

Turn on “Load out of date AddOns” (but maybe turn off some out-of-date addons that deal with combat events, since those tend to be the biggest source of lag after big patches).

Update Weak Aura strings. I’ve changed a few of them (specifically the chi tracker) and fixed some bugs. There are still a few bugs caused by 5.1 but I think they’re on the WA side, so for some auras you’ll have to wait until the addon stabilizes.

Reevaluate your level 45 talents. All three options should now be viable.

Go get the next step in your Wrathion legendary questline (if you’ve finished the current one).